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Archive for October, 2007

Tiny Brown

Tiny Brown just turned 99. She’s a small, thin lady whose mind is like a steal trap. She lives in the same retirement community as my dad, which is how I got to know her. When I ask her friends about her real first name, they simply shrug their shoulders. She’s been called Tiny for [...]

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News from Chicago

I’m at the fall Direct Marketing Association convention in
Chicago this week. A few quick points from Monday and Tuesday:
Over 20,000 folks in attendance.
Web 2.0 is in the history books. It’s still alive, but Web 3.0 is in.
Web 3.0 is about dialog and engaging the individual.
Mobile marketing is getting a lot of attention. There’s some fun [...]

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Just Call Me Indy

Ever since she was a small girl, my daughter, Anne, has aspired to become an archeologist. Her mom and I both expected it to pass, but it didn’t. Even when she entered college, we thought, okay, a change of major will soon occur. But, now she about to graduate from college with a double major [...]

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Staph Infection

Over the years, I have witnessed suffering in both friends and family, and have discovered that I struggle with words to say. I know there are those God-gifted souls who can say the right things at the right time, and I’m truly thankful they are around. But I’m not one of them.
However, I do my best. I sit and listen, [...]

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